Press Information Bureau Government of IndiaMinistry of Home Affairs07-August-2015 18:58 IST

Government extends e-Tourist Visa scheme to 36 more countries and 7 more airports from August 15, 2015

TheGovernment
of India has launched e Tourist Visa on November 27, 2014. The scheme has been
extended to 77 countries at nine airports designated for providing e-Tourist
visa service till now.

The
Centre is now going to extend this facility to 36 more countries from August
15, 2015. The new countries being included in e-Tourist Visa scheme are:

1.Andorra

2.Argentina

3.Armenia

4.Aruba

5.Belgium

6.Bolivia

7.Colombia

8.Cuba

9.East
Timor

10.Guatemala

11.Hungary

12.Ireland

13.Jamaica

14.Malta

15.Malaysia

16.Mongolia

17.Monaco

18.Mozambique

19.Netherlands

20.Panama

21.Peru

22.Poland

23.Portugal

24.Seychelles

25.Slovenia

26.Spain

27.St
Lucia

28.St
Vincent & the Grenadines

29.Suriname

30.Sweden

31.Taiwan.

32.Tanzania

33.Turks
& Caicos Island

34.United
Kingdom

35.Uruguay

36.Venezuela

With
this addition, the total count of countries under the scheme will go upto 113 (One
hundred Thirteen). Simultaneously, the Centre is going to add 7 more Indian
airports as designated airports for entry on e-Tourist Visa from August 15, 2015.
New Airports being included in the scheme are:

1.Ahmedabad

2.Amritsar

3.Gaya

4.Jaipur

5.Lucknow

6.Tirchy

7.Varanasi

With this, the total number of designated airports
will become 16.

Since the launch of the scheme on November 27, 2014,
more than 2,00,000 (Two lac) e-TVs have been issued till now. It is expected
that this substantial addition of countries and airports will give big boost to
tourism industry in the country.